2018 Pro Bowl Betting Odds

NFL Betting Online: Of all of the All-Star games in the major sports, the Pro Bowl is probably the least-heralded of the bunch. It's often hard to get any of the top stars out to the game, especially with its proximity to the end of the season and the fact that the Super Bowl participants cannot partake in the event, and the game ends up being a glorified exhibition full of pomp and circumstance but lacking any seriousness.

Catch all of the action of the 2018 Pro Bowl on Sunday, January 28 from Camping World Stadium in Orlando at 8 p.m. ET live on ESPN.

After three years away from the conference affiliation format, we're back to AFC vs. NFC in the Pro Bowl. From 2013 through 2015, the NFL decided to take two of its retired superstars and put them in charge of a "fantasy team." The team leaders were able to alternate picks to fill their roster, and for the very first time players from the same team were often pitted against each other on the field. It was a neat novelty, but the NFL decided that enough was enough of that and went back to the format of AFC vs. NFC, one which was largely decided to be stale by the early-2010s when the game really became more of a joke than anything else.

Historically, we've seen the NFL tinker with the Pro Bowl a ton. In the 1930s and 1940s, All-Star teams played against the "home team" for the game, and then in the 1960s, the NFL split its stars between East and West instead of AFC and NFC.

All-Time Pro Bowl Results (Since 2007)

Year

Format

Spread

Total

Final Score

2017

AFC vs. NFC

NFC -4

80

AFC 20 – NFC 13

2016

Team Irvin vs. Team Rice

Irvin -2

75

Irvin 49 – Rice 27

2015

Team Carter vs. Team Irvin

Carter -2.5

70

Irvin 32 – Carter 28

2014

Team Rice vs. Team Sanders

Rice -1.5

90.5

Rice 22 – Sanders 21

2013

AFC vs. NFC

AFC -1

79.5

NFC 62 – AFC 35

2012

AFC vs. NFC

NFC -6

75

AFC 59 – NFC 41

2011

AFC vs. NFC

Pick 'Em

67

NFC 55 – AFC 41

2010

AFC vs. NFC

NFC -2.5

57.5

AFC 41 – NFC 34

2009

AFC vs. NFC

NFC -2.5

65.5

NFC 30 – AFC 21

2008

AFC vs. NFC

AFC -3

62.5

NFC 42 – AFC 30

2007

AFC vs. NFC

AFC -4

66

AFC 31 – NFC 28

There was a stretch of time when the Pro Bowl was really a dead nuts over. In the 2010 Pro Bowl that followed the 2009 season, the game featured a total of 57.5 points and ultimately pushed well past that at 75. It was the first of three straight over games with ease at the end of the AFC vs. NFC era, and that included flying past what was then a total of 79.5 in the 2013 Pro Bowl.

That total was shattered the next year when the oddsmakers hung 90.5 on the board for the first ever "fantasy football" style of the Pro Bowl. The NFL had hoped to see a more competitive and meaningful game on both sides of the ball with the change of format, and that's exactly what happened. The game featured just 43 points, a whopping 47.5 short of the closing total. The 2015 Pro Bowl came closer to the total of 70 with 60 total points, while in 2016, the books got the total virtually spot on with 76 points against an over/under of 75.

The 2017 edition of the Pro Bowl was horrible for over bettors. The total closed at 80, and after a scoreless first quarter, there were only a total of 33 points scored for the entire game.

Underdogs and favorites are virtually split in the recent history of the Pro Bowl. The underdog team has won the Pro Bowl five times in the last 11 years and has covered six of the 11 point spreads in that span.

The largest spread in the recent history of the Pro Bowl was 6-points, the margin which the NFC was favored over the AFC in 2012. The AFC won the game 59-41.

Of the 44 Pro Bowls played in the AFC vs. NFC format, the two teams are split at 22 wins apiece, proving that this game is virtually unpredictable.

All-Time Pro Bowl Results

Year

Final Score

Location

2017

AFC 20, NFC 13

Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

2016

Team Irvin 49, Team Rice 27

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2015

Team Irvin 32, Team Carter 28

University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ

2014

Team Rice 22, Team Sanders 21

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2013

NFC 62, AFC 35

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2012

AFC 59, NFC 41

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2011

NFC 55, AFC 41

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2010

AFC 41, NFC 34

Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL

2009

NFC 30, AFC 21

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2008

NFC 42, AFC 30

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2007

AFC 31, NFC 28

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2006

NFC 23, AFC 17

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2005

AFC 38, NFC 27

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2004

NFC 55, AFC 52

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2003

AFC 45, NFC 20

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2002

AFC 38, NFC 30

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2001

AFC 38, NFC 17

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

2000

NFC 51, AFC 31

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1999

AFC 23, NFC 10

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1998

AFC 29, NFC 24

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1997

AFC 26, NFC 23 (OT)

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1996

NFC 20, AFC 13

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1995

AFC 41, AFC 13

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1994

NFC 17, AFC 3

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1993

AFC 23, NFC 20 (OT)

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1992

NFC 21, AFC 15

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1991

AFC 23, NFC 21

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1990

NFC 27, AFC 21

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1989

NFC 34, AFC 3

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1988

AFC 15, NFC 6

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1987

AFC 10, NFC 6

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1986

NFC 28, AFC 24

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1985

AFC 22, NFC 14

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1984

NFC 45, AFC 3

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1983

NFC 20, AFC 19

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1982

AFC 16, NFC 13

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1981

NFC 21, AFC 7

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1980

NFC 37, AFC 27

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

1979

NFC 13, AFC 7

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1978

NFC 14, AFC 13

Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL

1977

AFC 24, NFC 14

The Kingdome, Seattle, WA

1976

NFC 23, AFC 20

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA

1975

NFC 17, AFC 10

Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, FL

1974

AFC 15, NFC 13

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

1973

AFC 33, NFC 28

Texas Stadium, Irving, TX

1972

AFC 26, NFC 13

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1971

NFC 27, AFC 6

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1970

West 16, East 13

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1969

West 10, East 7

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1968

West 38, East 20

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1967

East 20, West 10

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1966

East 36, West 7

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1965

West 34, East 14

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1964

West 31, East 17

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1963

East 30, West 20

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1962

West 31, East 30

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1961

West 35, East 31

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1960

West 38, East 21

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1959

East 28, West 21

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1958

West 26, East 7

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1957

West 19, East 10

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1956

East 31, West 30

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1955

West 26, East 19

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1954

East 20, West 9

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1953

National 27, American 7

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1952

National 30, American 13

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1951

American 28, National 27

Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

1943

NFL All-Stars 17, Redskins 14

Shibe Park, Philadlphia, PA

1942

Bears 35, NFL All-Stars 24

Polo Grounds, New York City, NY

1941

Bears 28, NFL All-Stars 14

Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, CA

1940

Packers 16, NFL All-Stars 7

Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, CA

1939

Giants 13, NFL All-Stars 10

Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA

*Note: The Pro Bowl wasn't played from 1944 through 1950

List of Pro Bowl MVPs

Year

MVPs

2017

Travis Kelce, Lorenzo Alexander

2016

Russell Wilson, Michael Bennett

2015

Matthew Stafford, J.J. Watt

2014

Nick Foles, Derrick Johnson

2013

Kyle Rudolph

2012

Brandon Marshall

2011

DeAngelo Hall

2010

Matt Schaub

2009

Larry Fitzgerald

2008

Adrian Peterson

2007

Carson Palmer

2006

Derrick Brooks

2005

Peyton Manning

2004

Marc Bulger

2003

Ricky Williams

2002

Rich Gannon

2001

Rich Gannon

2000

Randy Moss

1999

Keyshawn Johnson, Ty Law

1998

Warren Moon

1997

Mark Brunell

1996

Jerry Rice

1995

Marshall Faulk

1994

Andre Rison

1993

Steve Tasker

1992

Michael Irvin

1991

Jim Kelly

1990

Jerry Gray

1989

Randall Cunningham

1988

Bruce Smith

1987

Reggie White

1986

Phil Simms

1985

Mark Gastineau

1984

Joe Theismann

1983

Dan Fouts, John Jefferson

1982

Lee Roy Selmon, Kellen Winslow

1981

Eddie Murray

1980

Chuck Muncie

1979

Ahmad Rashad

1978

Walter Payton

1977

Mel Blount

1976

Billy Johnson

1975

James Harris

1974

Garo Yepremian

1973

O.J. Simpson

1972

Willie Lanier, Jan Stenerud

1971

Fred Carr, Mel Renfro

1970

Gale Sayers, George Andrie

1969

Roman Gabriel, Merlin Olsen

1968

Gale Sayers, Dave Robinson

1967

Gale Sayers, Floyd Peters

1966

Jim Brown, Dale Meinert

1965

Fran Tarkenton, Terry Barr

1964

Johnny Unitas, Gino Marchetti

1963

Jim Brown, Eugene Lipscomb

1962

Jim Brown, Henry Jordan

1961

Johnny Unitas, Sam Huff

1960

Johnny Unitas, Eugene Lipscomb

1959

Frank Gifford, Doug Atkins

1958

Hugh McElhenny, Gene Brito

1957

Bert Rechichar, Ernie Stautner

1956

Ollie Matson

1955

Billy Wilson

1954

Chuck Bednarik

1953

Don Doll

1952

Dan Towler

1951

Otto Graham

*Note: No MVP was awarded of the NFL All-Star Games from 1939-1943.

In the AFC vs. NFC era of the Pro Bowl, the only man to be awarded the MVP of the game twice was Rich Gannon, and he did it in consecutive years in 2001 and 2002. Johnny Unitas, Jim Brown, Eugene Lipscomb, and Gale Sayers are the only other multi-time winners of the Pro Bowl MVP award. Unitas and Sayers were both three-time winners of the award and hold the record for the most MVP's in Pro Bowl history.